Shloka 39

The Five Narratives (Pañcākhyāna): Desire, Forbearance, Devotion, and Merit of Hearing

Devanagari script

कोकिलालापबहुलां सिद्धगंधर्वसेविताम् । रूपाढ्यैः सुजनैः पूर्णां प्रयांतीमिव खे पुरीम्

Transliteration

kokilālāpabahulāṃ siddhagaṃdharvasevitām | rūpāḍhyaiḥ sujanaiḥ pūrṇāṃ prayāṃtīmiva khe purīm

Translation

นครนั้นก้องกังวานด้วยเสียงคูคิลาร้องอันไพเราะ มีเหล่าสิทธะและคันธรรพ์มารับใช้ และเต็มไปด้วยผู้คนงามสง่าและผู้มีคุณธรรม; ดูประหนึ่งนครทิพย์ที่เคลื่อนลอยไปในเวหา

Word by Word

• कोकिलालापबहुलाम्: abounding in cuckoo-songs
• कोकिलालापबहुलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोकिल-आलाप-बहुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)

• सिद्धगन्धर्वसेविताम्: served by Siddhas and Gandharvas
• सिद्धगन्धर्वसेविताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-सेवित (कृदन्त; सेव् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)

• रूपाढ्यैः: by/with the handsome (rich in beauty)
• रूपाढ्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप-आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc. instr. pl.)

• सुजनैः: by good people
• सुजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (masc. instr. pl.)

• पूर्णाम्: filled, full
• पूर्णाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)

• प्रयान्तीम्: going, proceeding
• प्रयान्तीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-या (धातु) → प्रयान्ती (कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), गच्छन्ती इति (fem. acc. sg.)

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• खे: in the sky
• खे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (neut. loc. sg.)

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not determinable from this single shloka alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोकिलालापबहुलाम् = कोकिल + आलाप + बहुलाम्; सिद्धगन्धर्वसेविताम् = सिद्ध + गन्धर्व + सेविताम्; प्रयान्तीम् (शतृ) used adjectivally with पुरीम्; खे = ख + ए (loc. sg.).

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Kokila (cuckoos)

FAQs

What is being described as a “city moving in the sky” in this verse?

The verse uses a poetic simile to describe a splendid place or assembly—full of beautiful, virtuous people and attended by celestial beings—likening it to a heavenly city drifting through the sky.

Why are Siddhas and Gandharvas mentioned together here?

Siddhas represent perfected, spiritually accomplished beings, while Gandharvas signify celestial artistry and music. Their presence signals a divine, auspicious atmosphere surrounding the scene being described.

What ethical or devotional mood does this verse convey?

It praises beauty joined with goodness (rūpa plus sujana), implying that true splendor is not merely aesthetic but also moral and refined, fitting for a sacred or heavenly setting.